Display query in a div or custom location? - php

Question

How could I have my database connection information at the top of my page but have the query separate from the code but still related so that I could have the print or echo displaying the retrieved images in a Div that I could place anywhere on my site?
<?php
$db = new PDO('mysql:host=host;dbname=dbname;charset=UTF-8', 'username', 'password');
$q = "SELECT badge1 FROM user_badges WHERE username='{$_SESSION['username']}' LIMIT 1";
$r = mysql_query($q);
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($r);
$badge1 = $row['badge1'];
if($badge1 == "unlocked") {
print "image if user has unlocked the badge";
} else {
print "image if user hasn't unlocked the badge";
}
?>
I would like to have the above if and else statements placed in a div so I could position the images printed from the query anywhere on my site. Is this possible?

Answer 1

A couple of ways. Here is one example:
<?php
$db = new PDO('mysql:host=host;dbname=dbname;charset=UTF-8', 'username', 'password');
$q = "SELECT badge1 FROM user_badges WHERE username='{$_SESSION['username']}' LIMIT 1";
$r = mysql_query($q);
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($r);
$badge1 = $row['badge1'];
?>
//Break out of PHP and add any HTML elements you want
<div id="whatever">
<?php
if($badge1 == "unlocked") {
print "image if user has unlocked the badge";
} else {
print "image if user hasn't unlocked the badge";
}
?>
</div>
p.s. Check your PDO. It's mixed with old MySQL_ stuff